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Joslyn and Bouton Win Harrisburg Marathon

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By Clay Shaw
Photography by Clay Shaw and Karen  Mitchell

11.12.23 Harrisburg, PA—Fred Joslyn of Boiling Springs, PA won his third Harrisburg Marathon in 2:39:58. He had company in the early stages on the race, but by the time it was over he won by two minutes.

Megan Bouton of Corning, NY had no competitive company; she won by over twelve minutes in 2:55:21.  She did have male company; Boyd Carrington of West Islip was in most of our photos of Megan and he would finish in 2:55:24, winning the 50-54 age group.

The Enders Insurance Harrisburg Marathon (Half and Relay), is in its 51st year. 463 participants finished the marathon, with several slower folks starting at 6:30AM.  Thirty runners broke the 3-hour barrier and 9 runners were over 7 hours.  The times we listed for the athletes are rounded to the full second chip times.  Normally we use gun time (clock time), but this was not available in the results. The half marathon coverage will be posted next.

Anna Cherian of Minnetonka, MN, wearing a Navy top, finished strongly to place second in 3:07:48.  Zoe Jarvis of Dover, PA, wearing a Tampa top, was third in 3:10:29.  Joanna Hayes of Dillsburg, the 2021 Baltimore Marathon champion, was fourth in 3:11:09.  Lauren Barlow of Glen Mills, PA was fifth in 3:11:32.  Rachel Aslan of Camp Hill was seventh and top master in 3:16:43.  Laurie Dymond, 57, of Chambersburg was eighth and second master in 3:18:27, an obvious age group champ.

Stephen Schelander of Enola was second in 2:42:05.  Thomas Athey of Baltimore was third in 2:42:58.  Owen Stover of Fredericksburg, PA was fourth in 2:43:37.  Andrew Vierbicher of State College was fifth in 2:44:03.  Greg Guenther of Baltimore was ninth and top master in 2:49:16. Eric Wolfgang of York was eleventh and second master with a personal best of 2:50:03.

Full Results

Top Women

  1. 2:55:21 Megan Bouton, 29, Corning, NY
  2. 3:07:48 Anna Cherian, 20, Minnetonka, MN
  3. 3:10:29 Zoe Jarvis, 24, Dover, PA
  4. 3:11:09 Joanna Hayes, 37, Dillsburg, PA
  5. 3:11:32 Lauren Barlow, 37, Glen Mills, PA
  6. 3:14:10 Emily DeCocker, 24, Albany, NY
  7. 3:16:43 Rachel Aslan, 40, Camp Hill, PA
  8. 3:18:27 Laurie Dymond, 57, Chambersburg, PA
  9. 3:19:14 Linnae Horan, 29, Waterbury, VT
  10. 3:20:43 Michelle Johnston, 24, Dayton, OH
  11. 3:21:55 Sarah Groetz, 23, Dallastown, PA
  12. 3:21:55 Carly Gable, 22, Seven Valleys, PA
  13. 3:22:03 Sandy Tritt, 40, Hazle Twp, PA
  14. 3:23:57 Sydney Koons, 22, Duncannon, PA
  15. 3:24:48 Amy Beelen, 50, Lancaster, PA

Top Men

  1. 2:39:58 C Fred Joslyn, 39, Boiling Springs, PA
  2. 2:42:05 Stephen Schelander, 33, Enola, PA
  3. 2:42:58 Thomas Athey, 28, Baltimore, MD
  4. 2:43:37 Owen Stover, 25, Fredericksburg, PA
  5. 2:44:03 Andrew Vierbicher, 23, State College, PA
  6. 2:45:53 Christopher Kuhl, 39, Dillsburg, PA
  7. 2:46:12 Xiaoquing Guo, 29, Staten Island, NY
  8. 2:47:15 Junxiao Yi, 33, Kearny, NJ
  9. 2:49:16 Greg Guenthner, 42, Baltimore, MD
  10. 2:49:49 Jake Austin, 31, Strasburg, PA
  11. 2:50:03 Eric Wolfgang, 41, York, PA
  12. 2:52:13 Matthew Nawn, 19, Hanover, PA
  13. 2:52:40 Seth Bridgeforth, 25, Winchester, VA
  14. 2:52:47 Tyler Michael, 39, Enola, PA
  15. 2:53:01 Benjamin Abeles, 44, Felton, PA
Spirited signage ready to greet the marathoners as they enter the City of Harrisburg.
Stephen Schelander of Enola was the early leader; he would go back to fourth and move up to finish second overall in 2:42:05.
Christopher Kuhl of Dillsburg, and Thomas Athey of Baltimore early in the marathon. Kuhl placed sixth in 2:45:53. Athey placed third in 2:42:58.
Megan Bouton of Corning, NY won the marathon in 2:55:21. Boyd Carrington of West Islip, NY ran with her all the way, and won his age group in 2:55:24 as Megan broke the banner.
Matthew Nawn #440 of Hanover was 12th in 2:52:13. He’s 19. Adam Van Compernolle of Oakmont, PA was 17th in 2:54:39.
Emily DeCocker of Albany, NY was sixth in 3:14:10.
Laurie Dymond of Chambersburg, age 57, was 8th overall in 3:18:27. She was the first runner over 50.
Ayo Akinmoladun of Voorhees, NJ and sporting a Nigeria kit ran 3:48:43.
C Fred Joslyn of Boiling Springs ran 2:39:58 to win and become a 3-time Harrisburg Marathon winner.
Sam Stolkner of Lisbon Falls, Maine grabs some gels as he runs a 2:55:40 to place 22nd overall.
C Fred Joslyn of Boiling Springs had some company at mile nine. Xiaqing Guo #646 of Staten Island has a step lead on Joslyn and Junxiao Yi #663 of Kearny, NJ. Joslyn won in 2:39:58. Guo was seventh in 2:46:12. Yi was eighth in 2:47:15.
Eric Wolfgang of York, PA wanted a stronger BQ time buffer. He sure got it with a personal best of 2:50:03. He was eleventh overall and second master.
Joanna Hayes of Dillsburg, PA was fourth in 3:11:09.
Lauren Barlow of Glen Mills, PA runs along the Susquehanna River on her way to fifth overall in 3:11:32.
Joe Savarese of Waxhaw, NC was 42nd in 3:10:00.
Linnae Horan of Waterbury, VT seemed happy every time she saw us. She had a good result, too, placing ninth overall in 3:19:13.
Sandy Tritt of Hazle Township, PA was 13th in 3:22:03.
Donald Halke of Newport, PA had a hip injury but still completed the Harrisburg Marathon in 6:39:10. Of course Don had company, as Alicia Hare of Thorndale, PA also did 6:39:10.
Tami Garber of Elizabethtown was 28th in 3:36:50. Gotta love the purple York Marathon shirt.
Meredith Jones of Chadds Ford, PA was 19th in 3:27:29.
Eliezer Kanal #348 of Pittsburgh heads the 3:45 goal group.
Michael Womelsdorf of Etters has a large group hoping to stick with him for a sub 3:55. Mike, the pro pacer, did a 3:54:33.
Keith Straw of Malvern, PA, heads the 4:05 pace group, nailing it in 4:04:31. Mary Egan #227 of Sellersville, PA has a big smile, knowing she’ll make it in 4:03:55.
Vanessa Cooney of Carlisle, PA won the 70 age group in 4:46:05. She is also a top age group cyclist.
Sarah Whitfield of Gainesville, FL heads the 4:45 goal pace group. Sarah did her part in 4:44:25. Nicole Carran Young #698 of Halifax, PA and Jessica Helman #700 of Millersburg, PA finished together in 4:54:20.
Ashley Hill #313 of Harrisburg running with 40th birthday gal Cassandra Morrison of Hershey. Hill ran 5:12:11 and Morrison did her first marathon in 5:25:43.
Marc Jabbour#330 of Reston, VA runs with Kamal Jabbour #329 of Pompey, NY in 6:15:28. Did you know Clay was the first 50 state marathon finisher from Pennsylvania?
Scott Rames had his Fireball Aid Station along the Susquehanna.
Anna Cherian of Minnetonka, MN ran a strong finish moving up to finish second overall in 3:07:48.
Cem Aslan ran with his wife Rachel Aslan, as she finished seventh and top master in 3:16:43. Cem won the 2022 York Marathon.
Michelle Johnston of Dayton, OH was tenth in 3:20:43. (I bet you didn’t know Karen was born in Dayton.)
Amanda Edevane of Altoona, PA was 22nd in 3:32:39.
Zoe Jarvis of Dover was third overall in 3:10:29. Zoe ran at the University of Tampa.
York County runners Eric Wolfgang and Benjamin Abeles make their way across the Harvey Taylor Bridge. Wolfgang was 11th in 2:50:03, and Abeles 15th in 2:53:01.
Joshua Jamison of York, with the black Flying Feet kit ran 3:08:46. Steven Knaub of Camp Hill ran 3:10:44.
Jeff Paladina of Mechanicsburg, who just ran the Venice Marathon in Italy (not California or Florida), ran 4:02:36.
Michael Ravegum of York ran 3:18:47
Lavinia Vigue of Durham, CT who ran at Gettysburg College, returned to Central PA and ran 3:38:50 to place 33rd.
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